Was your ancestor a pioneer of the county? For the purposes of our pages in order to qualify as a pioneer, your ancestor would have had to be a resident by the year 1840. I will attempt to compile a listing of these persons and where possible, a biography on them. If you have either a name or biography on a county pioneer, please submit it for our page. Please include the following information:1) Name of pioneer; 2) Year of county entry; 3) Where they settled in the county.
This page last updated September 18, 2006
| Pioneer(s) | Date Entered | Township | Submitted By |
| Owen Mahorney & family | 1830-1833 | Marion Twp | Anita Hurst |
| Benjamin Mahorney | 1830-1833 | Marion Twp | Anita Hurst |
| Drury & Sarah Hodge | 1826 | Warren | Madeline Guillaum |
| John Sweeney | 1830 | Greencastle | Debbie Jennings |
| Joseph Herbert & family | 1840 | Cloverdale | Debbie Jennings |
| Alexander Bradshaw & family | 1838-1840 | Clinton | Debbie Jennings |
| Joseph Warford & family | 1822 | Floyd | Debbie Jennings |
| John Nosler Sr & wife Martha (Snavell) | 1825 | unknown | Irv Blabon |
| John Nosler Jr & wife Nancy (Hibbs) | 1825 | unknown | Irv Blabon |
| James Nosler & wife Jemima (Moore) | prior to 1837 | unknown | Irv Blabon |
| Henson Humphreys & wife Polly (Nosler) | prior to 1837 | unknown | Irv Blabon |
| Boston Nosler & wife Tirza Ann (Kelly) | prior to 1837 | unknown | Irv Blabon |
| Christian Nosler & wife | prior to 1837 | unknown | Irv Blabon |
| Margaret Ann Nosler | prior to 1837 | unknown | Irv Blabon |
| John,Mary & Naomi Heavin | 1827 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Abram & Elizabeth Hillis | 1825 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| George Baker Hillis | 1828 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| William Hillis | 1827 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Benjamin Hinkle | 1827 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Catherine & Mary Hodge | 1827 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Elizabeth Houser | 1830 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Adam Housh | 1828 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Emiline Hunter | 1828 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| John Hunter | 1828 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Susan (Kellam) Hunter | 1828 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| William Hunter | about 1828 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Thomas Jackson, Sr. | 1829 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| James Johnson | 1825 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Archibald Johnston | 1822 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Margaret Knight | 1826 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| John LaFollette | 1826 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Joseph LaFollett | 1828 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Usual LaFollette | 1826 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Mildred Lavender | 1828 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| John & Sarah Macy | 1824 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Elizabeth Maham | 1826 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Isaac & Margaret Mahan | 1826 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| John Mark | 1828 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Amanda (Dolney) Martin | 1825-26 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Anderson & Naomi Matthews | 1827 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| John McCammack | 1830 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Abby McDowell | 1822 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Jane Milton | 1823 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Isaac Monnett familiy | 1822 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Sally Moor | 1822 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
| Christina Morgan | 1830 | unknown | Debbie Jennings |
